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Strategic Alliances and Partnerships: Changes and Continuities in U.S. Foreign Policy in South Asia

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U.S. foreign policy interests in Asia and the wider world increasingly center on the region of South Asia, particularly India but also Pakistan and Bangladesh.  In recent years, the US. has responded to global geopolitical shifts by developing an Indo-Pacific strategy aimed at seeking: a U.S. rebalance to Asia, the placement of India at the heart of a pan-Asian world and as a counter to a rising China, and the growth of alliances and partnerships to consolidate U.S. interests across a vast region stretching from the west coast of India to the western shores of the United States.  This Task Force will examine changes and continuities in U.S. foreign policy in South Asia to propose an Indo-Pacific strategy for 2020 and beyond.

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Contacts:

Magenta Loera -- refsrs1@uw.edu 

Cass Hartnett (goverment documents) -- cass@uw.edu

Mary Whisner (law library) -- whisner@uw.edu

Librarian for Task Force N

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Theresa Mudrock
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Possible Search Terms for Finding Books

The following subject terms can be used to identify books, government documents & other material in UW Libraries Search related to the task force topic.

united states foreign relations country/region
ex: united states foreign relations south asia

national security country/region
ex: national security pakistan

country/region politics and government
ex: india politics and government

country/region military policy
ex: pakistan military policy

country/region social conditions
ex: south asia social conditions

united states foreign economic relations country/region
​ex: united states foreign relations india

economic development country/region
economic development bangladesh

country/region economic conditions
ex: south asia economic conditions

globalization county/region
ex: globalization asia

women country/region
ex: women pakistan